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Huddled around a conference table on a recent Friday afternoon, four best friends joked around as teenagers do. Mason Gainer, 13, took an up-close photo of 12-year-old Aiden Marceron, and wondered aloud if he should post it to Instagram. Louey Peraza, 15, discussed skateboarding as Francheska Pastor, 16, looked forward to completing some upcoming exams. Inside jokes flew around, light ribbing occurred and a natural ease between the foursome was clearly nothing new. Kids will be kids, right? But put instruments in the hands of these rock 'n' roll obsessives, and it becomes obvious there is nothing normal about their drive or talent. They are Bad Seed Rising, a Maryland-based...

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Huddled around a conference table on a recent Friday afternoon, four best friends joked around as teenagers do.
Mason Gainer, 13, took an up-close photo of 12-year-old Aiden Marceron, and wondered aloud if he should post it to Instagram. Louey Peraza,...

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Anthony Mayes was nearing age 50 when he got the first suit he ever owned, a dark gray Armani, and it seemed life, at last, would be better.
He'd just been released from his latest time behind bars, making it about 22 years of his life total, for an...

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Wedding Day: August 18, 2012
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His...

Still thirsting for more couture? Twitter has set up #DayInTheLife of New York Fashion Week's VIPs. The following folks are live tweeting about their experiences during the event. Read about the best parties, what's sashaying down the runway, the...

Bargains fill the racks at the 45th annual Best Dressed Sale & Boutique this weekend in Baltimore. Every stitch has been donated to this high-end rummage sale that takes place in a cavernous carriage house, and all proceeds benefit Johns Hopkins...

This season's beachwear will be dominated by retro pinup girl silhouettes, tribal prints, nautical stripes, flashy coverups — even rompers.
Step back, string bikinis. Swimwear this summer is more about modesty and style rather than skin.
Top designers...

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At first glance, Whitney Morris' second-floor walk-up resembles most bachelor pads. An office has been converted into a "man cave" filled with a keyboard, a couple of guitars and a computer. The kitchen looks virtually untouched. It isn't...

The proprietor of Handbags in the City has a fashion sense that favors the classical, whether he's wearing a belted Burberry trench coat with a standup collar, lounging in a Mulberry cashmere sweater or modeling a jacket lined with shearling.
And...

No one puts Zooey in the corner!
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Olivia Wilde is showing the world what it looks like when a beautiful movie star breast-feeds.
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